‘SNL’ Season 43 Adds Three New Cast Members, Seven (!) New Writers

We knew changes were coming to SNL Season 43 after the departures of Vanessa Bayer, Bobby Moynihan and Sasheer Zamata, but these additions are real buzzer-beaters. Ahead of Saturday’s premiere, SNL welcomes Heidi Gardner, Luke Null and Chris Redd to the series, with more than double as many writers.

Per Deadline, Popstar alum Redd, SuperMansion voice Gardner and iO Chicago alum Null will join the Season 43 cast as featured players, as was apparently finalized over Emmy weekend. You can see all three below, outlined from left to right:

Perhaps more surprising is that the Season 43 writers room will have seven new faces, described below: